TV series

Les Norton

2019 · 1 season

A breezy, fish-out-of-water crime caper with a likeable outsider navigating a glamorous but dangerous city underworld.

Overview: Set in 1985, the series will follow the exploits of a country bloke from outback Queensland. On the run from a troubled past, he blows into Sydney where he lands a job as a bouncer at an illegal casino. A classic fish out of water who is desperate to get home, he soon finds himself seduced by the city’s illicit charms and dragged into a web of underground criminality.
How it feels: Light, satirical, tense and campy. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Crime, identity, isolation, power
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
identity
isolation
power
deception
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild